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Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez checks out fight against fierce Castellon forest fire
PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sanchez visited Castellon province on Monday to get a first-hand view on the fire that has ravaged 4,000 hectares and forced...
Wildfire in Spain’s Valencia region worsens due to high winds and temperatures and low humidity
A WILDFIRE that broke out on Thursday in Castellon province, in the Valencia region, gained new strength on Sunday due to adverse weather conditions.
Winds...
First major wildfire of the year in Spain stabilises thanks to lack of wind
THE FIRST major wildfire of the year in Spain, which broke out earlier this week in the Valencia region, had stabilised by Saturday morning...
Benidorm schoolkids watch rescued loggerhead turtle return to Costa Blanca waters in Spain
CHILDREN from Benidorm's Bautista Lledo primary school witnessed a rescued loggerhead turtle return to the sea at the city's Poniente beach on Friday.
The turtle,...
First major forest fire of the year forces evacuations in Spain’s Castellon area
HUNDREDS of people have been evacuated in the Villaneuva de Viver area of Castellon province due to a major forest fire
Emergency services said 1,500...
Dangerous cannonball from Napoleonic era found during castle excavations in Spain’s Valencia region
ARCHAEOLOGISTS carrying out restoration work at Peñiscola castle in Castellon province made a surprising find of a live cannonball dating back to the Napoleonic...
Health unions sign deal to introduce 35-hour working week in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
FIVE health unions have signed a deal with the Valencian Health Ministry to improve primary health care working conditions in the region.
The package includes...
WELCOME TO CASTELLON: Why you should visit the northern province of Spain’s Valencia region this summer
CASTELLON is considered by many to be the hidden jewel in the Valencia region.
While Alicante and Valencia are widely hailed as top tourist destinations...
Riddle of dismembered corpse found at waste treatment plant in Spain’s Valencia
WORKERS at a Valencia waste treatment plant were shocked to discover a dismembered body amongst the rubbish during their shift on Tuesday.
The gruesome find...
Discount supermarket voucher for low-income households set for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
THE Valencian government and large regional supermarkets have agreed- in principle-to offer a shopping discount voucher to low-income households.
Further talks are planned next week...
Drug mules posed as tourists to smuggle cocaine to Spain’s Castellon area from Peru
A cocaine trafficking gang that employed mules posing as tourists flying to Madrid from Peru has been brought down by the Policia Nacional.
The drugs...
Police arrest man who sat semi-naked on car roof during mountain road trip in Spain’s Castellon area
TWO men have been charged with reckless driving after one of them sat on a car roof on a road outside Castellon in the...
Cold winter turning into warm summer this weekend in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
DRAMATIC temperature changes are coming this weekend to the Valencian Community with State Meteorological Agency(Aemet) predicting some inland areas could reach 35 degrees on...
Oil giant BP announces major green hydrogen boost for Spain’s Valencia area
UK oil giant BP has announced a €2 billion investment to develop a green hydrogen hub at its Castellon refinery in the Valencian Community.
Green...
Extra bank machines coming to city districts to fight social exclusion in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
A programme to install extra ATMs in large city districts in the Valencian Community has been announced by the regional government.
The move is aimed...
Major international ceramics showcase returns to Spain’s Valencia after two-year absence
SPAIN'S biggest ceramics producing region- the Valencian Community- is highlighting the sector in the return of the annual Cevisama fair.
The event in Valencia was...
Tough new animal welfare law approved for Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain
THE Valencian parliament has approved a new regional animal welfare bill which is tougher than recently-passed national legislation.
The law imposes penalties of up to...
Schools in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas have biggest number of Ukraine refugee children
VALENCIAN COMMUNITY classrooms have absorbed the highest number of Ukraine refugee children in Spain since Russia's invasion of their homeland on February 24 last...
Spain’s Civil Guard frees French woman held for two months by violent partner in Castellon hotel
THE CIVIL Guard has freed a woman who was held and violently assaulted by her partner for a two-month period in a hotel in...
New emergency rapid response unit approved for Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
PLANS have been approved for a new emergency response unit- the UVE- which will deal with incidents across the Valencian Community.
The regional government executive...
Pregnant woman fatally shot in head with baby delivered by caesarean section in Spain’s Valencia
A 27-year-old pregnant woman from Castellon province died after being shot in the head on Monday with doctors managing to successfully deliver her baby...
Parents demand answers as daughter, 12, dies after doctors sent her home three times in Spain’s Valencia
THE Valencian Health Ministry is investigating the tragic case of a 12-year-old girl who died of peritonitis at the Valencia Clinical Hospital on Monday,...
Snow and strong winds cause problems in northern mountains of Spain’s Castellon Province
SNOW and strong winds have struck the hilly areas of Castellon Province in the Valencian Community forcing school closures and road blockages.
Valencian authorities have...
Smoking ban on bar and restaurant terraces stays for now in Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia areas
A tobacco smoking ban on Valencia region bar and restaurant terraces introduced early in the Covid pandemic looks like staying in place- at least...
Two-thirds of mass graves containing Franco era victims have been exhumed in Spain’s Valencia region
TWO-THIRDS of identified mass graves in the Valencian Community containing executed victims during General Franco's regime have been exhumed.
Figures published on a new regional...
Over half of people in Spain suffer from mood swings caused by lack of sleep
A survey called 'Sleep and Well-being' says 54% of people in Spain have mood swings caused by a lack of sleep.
The study also suggests...
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